First of all,let me say that I try my best to utilize small local businesses in my community. However, what unfolded at my home is completely unacceptable.
If you are looking to spend 5 times what you should, and are in the mood for a fight, by all means, give R & S Plumbing a call. Ricky, the owner, went ballistic on me when I questioned his quote, and his method for correcting a water leak. When I gave him his payment ($200 just to find the problem, by digging an 8 hole to put a stop valve on a PVC water pipe!!) and asked him to get off my property, he became so irate that he ripped my check up, and a physical altercation seemed imminent. After several more warnings for him to get off of my property, it took two of his other employees to take him back to his truck. He then sped off at a high rate of speed in my neighborhood where several children live and play.
After he left, I wanted to make sure that my questions were in fact valid. I called two businesses, Mr. Rooter, and Nashville Leak Detect. Both companies laughed out loud about the quote I received, and I will be getting the problem fixed for $400-$500 dollars. The $200 I paid to find the problem would have been included in the total from his competitors. Ricky lied about how much time he spent at my property, lied about not knowing of an above ground detection technology to find a leak, and then quoted an astronomical price ($2500) to run a new water pipe from my meter to my home. Do yourself a favor, and skip this guy. There are several reputable businesses in the area that do better quality work.